The paper reviews the literature on special education placement for mildly handicapped students from a sociological perspective. Using J. Rosenbaum's framework for understanding the sociological implications of selection systems, which has been applied to curriculum and ability tracking, this paper extends the framework to another selection…

This paper reviews literature focusing on the effects of parent involvement in early childhood education. Background material for teacher workshops is included. (RH)

The manual--one-third of which consists of appendixes--describes strategies which are used to involve parents and parent surrogates in the St. Paul Public Schools' Model Program for Handicapped Out-of-School Youth (OSY). OSY offers three primary components that facilitate positive involvement of parents in planning: the team approach,…

Four experiments are discussed, in which parents devised and conducted procedures to alleviate their children's behavior problems. The behavior difficulties treated included infrequent use of an orthodontic device, the low-level performance of household tasks, whining and shouting, and a long duration of dressing time. The techniques used to…

Presents six successful approaches for increasing parental awareness of a school's reading program. (MKM)

Describes a demonstration program called Project Developmental Continuity which attempts to provide continuity between the Head Start Program and the public school, with the parents as a major element in both settings. (SE)

Presents highlights from fathers' discussions about their views of parenting. (BR)

A synopsis and family discussion suggestions are provided for the NBC-TV production of Snowbound, a story of two teenagers lost in a blizzard. (STS)

Ways to involve parents in their child's educational program include pamphlets offering suggestions distributed early in the year, a calendar of suggested activities, parent workshops, encouragement to parents wishing to observe the classroom, and regular communication between teacher and parent. (DB)

Describes Spokane (Washington) Public Schools' successful volunteer program that has nearly 1,300 residents (parents, retired persons, and college students) working 50,000 hours yearly in 42 schools. Provides administrators with tips on gaining school support, organizing effectively (including hiring and training a full-time coordinator), and…

To help boost children's study skills, this article provides tips for organizing parent education sessions, establishing an after school homework assistance program, providing homework organizers for students, and creating a homework hotline. Once the school program is in order, parents can be invited to participate as partners. (MLH)

In response to overwhelming demand, Poland (Ohio) Schools proposed a pilot program to demonstrate that people wanted preschool and day care services that could pay for themselves. The program integrated early childhood programs with the regular school curriculum to stimulate children's interest in art, music, health, and sciences and develop motor…

Presents four rules for successful parent involvement programs, based on the Home and School Institute's 20 years' experience in promoting parent involvement in education. (MCG)